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The Isle of Wight maintains a culture close to, but distinct from, that of the south of England due to its nature as an offshore island. With a high proportion of the present-day population being 'overners', with a few notable exceptions it has more often formed the backdrop for cultural events of wider significance, rather than Island-specific heritage. The Island has inspired many creative works in history. Local people often seek to defend their real or perceived culture, and local politics is often dictated by a desire to preserve the traditions and habits of the Island. The first creative flowering of the Isle of Wight occurred during the reign of Queen Victoria under whose patronage the island became a fashionable destination for the Victorian gentry. ==Literature== Alfred, Lord Tennyson was made Baron Tennyson, of Aldworth in the County of Sussex and of Freshwater on the Isle of Wight by Queen Victoria in 1884 cementing a connection to the Island. The poet Algernon Charles Swinburne grew up at Bonchurch, and said in a letter that he had climbed Culver Cliff at 17.〔page 21, ''Swinburne: the portrait of a poet'', Philip Henderson, Taylor & Francis, 1974〕 He is buried at Bonchurch. The author Maxwell Gray (Mary Gleed Tuttiett) was born in Newport, and a number of her novels, including the best-known, ''The Silence of Dean Maitland'', are set in the Isle of Wight.〔''The World's Greatest Books'', Volume V., Arthur Mee and J.A. Hammerton,〕 The isle has been the setting for several novels, from Julian Barnes's utopian novel ''England, England'', to a series of detective thrillers set on the Island, including ''The Fallen'' by Robert Rennick. The island also features heavily in John Wyndham's novel ''The Day of the Triffids'' and Simon Clark's sequel to it, ''The Night of the Triffids''. The Iranian-born poet Mimi Khalvati was educated at Upper Chine School in Shanklin and many of her poems are about the Isle of Wight, especially in the book "The Chine". The 1973 film "That'll Be the Day", starring David Essex, Rosemary Leach and Ringo Starr, was filmed on the Isle of Wight, particularly at Sandown High School, Shanklin beach and Wroxall. Sandown-based author Edward Upward sets part of his book "In the Thirties" in the Isle of Wight. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Culture of the Isle of Wight」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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